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April comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.

In its own way, frost may be one of the most beautiful things to happen in your garden all year . . . Don't miss it. Like all true beauty, it is fleeting. It will grace your garden for but a short while this morning. . . . For this moment, embrace frost as the beautiful gift that it is.

Writing and gardening, these two ways of rendering the world in rows, have a great deal in common.